Mixed-drinks dispenser.



N. JACOVATOS.

MIXED DRINKS DISPENSER.

APPLlcATloN man Nov.24. 1915.

Patented 001. 31,1916.

2 SHEETS--SHEET l.

Patented Oct 31,1916

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NICHOLAS JACOVATQS, OF NEW YORK, N.

MIXED-DEIN KS DISPENSER. I

'I v Sp'ecication of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

Application ld'November 24, 1915. Serial N o. 63,302.

tion that may be desired, and its principal object is to provide an apparatus which will combine any given number ofdi'erent iuids into a beverage according to individual taste.

A secondvobject is to provide an apparay tus which is easily understood and operated;

which is pleasing in appearance and forms an attractive addition to the articles usually displayed in such places'as this apparatus would be used.

These and other similar objects are at' view, taken on line 3 3 of Figs. 1 and 5.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view showing in detail one ofthe operating valve connections. Fig. 5 is an enlarged partial vertical sectional View, taken substantially on line 5-5 of Fig..3. Fig. 6 is a side elevation partially in section, showing in detail part of the valve construction, and Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 5.

In the drawings, the numeral 10 is applied to the base of the apparatus, which is intended to be disposed upon any convenient level surface. From the base rises a hollow ycolumn 11, containing at' its upper end a cylindrical fluid reservoir 12, subdivided into a number of compartments, A, B, C, D, E, and F, each adapted to contain the liquid appropriated to it, by means of the partitions 14, together with' the wall of the cylinder 12 and interior tube 15, forming the walls of the compartments, as shown best in Fn the tube 15, is arranged a movable ice holding'receptacle 16, whereby the liquors may be kept at a desirable temperature; the top of the apparatus is provided with a removable cover 17, having operative knobs 18 for convenience in handling;a lifting bail or handle 19 is pivoted at 20 to the exterior of the cylindrical reservoir.

A number of compartments, a, Z), c, d, e and f, corresponding to the several liquid reservoirs, are arranged below within the column 11, the interior wall of the compartyments being formed by a polygonal valve casing 22. This valve casing, which is rigidly connected `with the bottom of the reservoir 12, is formed with a conical bore longitudinally therethrough in which is rotatably contained a sleeve 24, to which is rigidly attached a stem 25, which can be oscillated a limited amount within the opening 26, formed in the cylindrical end portion 27 of the center 32, and is operated by means of its pivotal connection with the push rod 28, the head 29 of which extends outwardly through a perforation formed in the column 11, the same being held normally retracted in the position shown in Fig. 7 by means of the coiled pull spring 30.

Vithin the sleeve 24 is the tapered plug A 32, formed with a central opening 33 and having an angular lower portion 34 to which is fitted the end 35 of the lever'36, which also extends outwardly from a horizontal slot 37 formed in the casing 11 and has at its end the upturned knob 38.

The member 35 is kept in position upon the squared portion 34 of the plug by means of adjustable clamp nuts 39 threaded upon the extreme lower end of the plug 32. The operating .lever 36 may be placed in any one of the selected positions indicated by the arrows 40, shown on the surface of thecolumn 11, and which agree with certain predetermined dispensing compartments, a, b, c, etc., vin any desired order or arrangement. The capacity of these compartments can be altered by means of the adjusting screws or plugs 42, set in their bottoms and which when screwed farther into the compartments obviously, decrease their capacity; a gage 60 may be used to indicate their holding capacity. At the upper part of these dispensing compartments are thin tubes 43 which extend upward along the reservoir 12 at the front to a uniform height where they are capped, but provided near their tops with small apertures 44 and secured in place on the reservoir 12 by means of the clips 45.

VThese tubes are provided to permit air to and communicating normally with elongated slots A46 Vformed at diferent heights in the sleeve 24, the lower part of these slots ybeing in alinement with openings 48 formed transversely in the valve casing 22 and leading to the compartments, a, b, c, etc. Thus, when the sleeve is in the position shown'in Fig. 5, an opengassage extends between the reservoirs A., etc. and the compartments a, b, etc., whereby the compartments are kept normally filled, the liquors also passing up into the tubes 43 which indicate the quantity contained within thereservoirs.

It will be understood that the plug 32, being appropriately fitted within the sleeve, prevents v any leakage of liquors past the [l slot, while the sleeve y24 fits the center element 22, so that there is no leakage at the joint therebetween.

From an inspection of Fig. 3, it will be 'seen that when the push rod 25 be pushed in so far as it will go that the stem 25 will pass across the opening 26, at which time the sleeve will have been'turned so that all of the several passages 45, 46 and 48 are closed, and no-mo're llquor be fed into the Acompartments a, b, o, etc. At the same time,

another series of openings 50, throughl the walls of the sleeve 24 are brought co-incident with the passages 52, in the valve casing `22, sothat liquid within the compartments may flow outward against the plug 24, which, by reason of the lever 36, may

be turned so that any of the openings 53 may register with the corresponding opening 50, allowing the contents of the selected compartments, as indicated by the arrows 40, to pass downwardly through the passage in the plug and be dispensed wherever desired, as in the glass 55.

It istobe understood that each special variety of mixed drink is concocted by the c proper mixture of the liquid ingredients and furthermore in certain predetermined proportions. In order to accomplish this purpose the openings 53 are arranged permutatively and at different heights while the passages 50 and ports 52 must also be duplicated at different heights relative to the dispensing compartments. For instance,

'a drink composed of two liquors in equal quantities from the dispensing compartments b and e requires that the plug 32 be so turned as to .cause two of the openings 53 to register wlth the openings 52, where-l upon rotating the sleeve 24 to its limit will bring oppositely disposed passages, into reglstratlon wlth the openingsV and the liquor will pass through. Obviously, upon, vthe same permutative basis a greater numfor of liquors maybe withdrawn and by varying the height of the several openings to agreewith the proportion of liquids to be used, any percentage of each can be obtained. I

From the foregoing, it will be seen that certain of the contents of anyone or more of the compartments may be released and mixed in any desired proportion within the glass. It is therefore readily possible to serve a great variety of mixed drinks, such as Manhattan or Martini cocktails, gin or silver izzes, and the like, from the apparatuswith far more speed and less trouble than heretofore possible.

When the glass is withdrawn the addition of sugar,- syrup, lemon or orange peel or V from the reservoirs to the compartments and opening the passages leading from the compartments to the plug.

The perforations for each drink are entirely separate and distinct from those of another drink and so arranged that no confliction exists; and the plug, sleeve and valve casing 22, are so itted that leakage or loss cannot occur.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is :v 1. In a dispenser, the combination with a plurality of liquor reservoirs, dispensing compartments respective thereto, and a central valve element common to all of said chambers, of a conical sleeve rotatable in said valve element, having elongated slots arranged in different planes, one for each compartment, said valve having ports leading from said reservoirs to the Slots in said sleeves, and passages from the slots to said compartments, means to prevent the passage of liquors into the bore of said sleeve and means for rotating said sleeve whereby the passage through the slots is controlled.

2. In a dispenser, the combination with a plurality of liquor reservoirs, dispensing chambers respective'thereto, and a central valve element common to all of said chambers, of a conical sleeve rotatable in said valve element, said Sleeve controlling independent passages between said reservoirs and said chambers, a hollow taper plug r0- tatable in said sleeve, said plug being perforated in different horizontal planes to register with ports in said valve element.

leading from said chambers, means for rotating said sleeve, and independent means for rotating said plug whereby any combination of ports may be opened to the corresponding perforations in said sleeve.

v3. In a liquid dispenser, having a pluralitv of compartments, a valve casing having a plurality of ports leading from said compartments in different horizontal planes, a hollow plug in said valve having a series of permutative perforations arranged in a different order for each compartment, means for selectively registering any of the series of perforations with the ports in said valve casing, a sleeve rotatably mounted between said valve casing, and said plug, said sleeve having perforate walls, and means for turning said sleeve so that the perforations may v v 25v rality of compartments each having a series' of outlet ports, arranged in diEerent horizontal planes, a valve casing in which the ports are formed, a hollow plug rotatable in said casing having a plural series of perforations through its walls, each series being egisterable in a definite order with predetermined ports from selected compartments, means for operating said plug, a perforate sleeve interposed between said plugA and said casing, the perforations of -which are adapted to open or close the ports in said casing and means for operating said sleeve.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. 

